Spectral strip analysis for composite cylinders subjected to lateral impact (Q1368130)

An efficient computational method, combining the spectral element and the finite-strip method (spectral-strip), is developed in order to obtain numerical results on time-dependent problems for cylindrical composite structures subjected to lateral impact, within moderate CPU times. The finite strip method applied to cylindrical structures uses global interpolation in the circumferential direction, and spectral elements in the meridional cross-section. A term superposition solution is obtained, where every iteration refines the solution and is independent of former iterations. The stability and the accuracy of the method are examined. The main goal is to predict the damage caused by a high velocity non-penetrating impact of microparticles.